Publication: The State of African Human Rights Defenders 2015
25 April 2015
(Banjul, The Gambia) A compilation of country studies examining the
(Banjul, The Gambia) A compilation of country studies examining the
Twelve South Sudanese and international organizations, committed to the promotion and protection of human rights in South Sudan, write to urge the Government of South Sudan to complete ratification of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Charter) and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC) by depositing instruments of ratification with the African Union (AU). We urge the Government to do this in advance of the 56th ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, which will commence on 21 April 2015.
Human Rights Council: 28th Session Item 3: Clustered Interactive Dialogue
Seventy six South Sudanese and international non-governmental organizations, write to urge the African Union Peace and Security Council to immediately consider, publish and disseminate the report of the AU Commission of Inquiry on South Sudan (AUCISS).
Nous, organisations non gouvernementales sud-soudanaises et internationales signataires de la présente, vous exhortons à examiner, publier et diffuser, dans les plus brefs délais, le rapport de la Commission d’enquête sur le Soudan du Sud.
Twenty nine regional and international NGO’s in a joint letter urge President Obama to support a United Nations Security Council arms embargo on both parties to the conflict in South Sudan
Joint Press Statement Since 15 December 2013, South Sudan’s descent
This addendum to the 2013 report, “Change will not come until we talk about reality” contains additional research since including additional research conducted since the outbrak of the South Sudan Civil War.
Throughout 2014, human rights defenders in South Sudan have borne
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